The New York Asian Film Festival will present the North American premiere of Na Hong-Jin’s “Hope” as the centerpiece of its 25th edition, with Neon distributing the film in North America beginning Sept. 9. The screening takes place July 20 at the SVA Theatre in New York, where Na will appear for an introduction and […]
Netflix’s anime viewership is soaring, from 1 billion views in 2023 to 1.5 billion views in 2025, Yuji Yamano, Netflix director of content in Japan, revealed Tuesday at an Annecy Netflix Anime panel. 150 million households in 190-plus countries view anime in 34 languages, he added. The increasing prevalence of anime viewing on the platform was […]
Netflix is announcing at Annecy an anime series adaptation of “Fool Night,” the critically acclaimed manga written by Kasumi Yasuda and currently serialized in Shogakukan Inc.’s Big Comic Superior. Netflix will launch the series in 2026. The announcement, which is being made at a Netflix Anime panel on Tuesday, marks the first-ever collaboration between two […]
French animation studio TeamTO has teamed up with the The Tetris Company to produce “Tetris: World Builders,” a new CG-animated 52 x 11’ adventure series aimed at kids aged 6 and up, inspired by the iconic world of Tetris. The project is being unveiled today during TeamTO’s Studio Focus presentation at the Annecy Animation Film […]
India’s Toonz Media Group and Tokyo-based studio Supersub LLC have joined forces to co-produce “The Taste of Water,” an animated feature documentary tracing the history, culture, and future of Japanese sake. The deal was unveiled at the Annecy Animation Film Festival. Directed by Riki Ohkanda and executive produced by Ryo Nakajima, the film is currently […]
“Monkey Quest,” Toei Animation’s ambitious new production sneak peeked Monday at Annecy, was born from a simple question, says producer Yoshi Ikezawa. ”[Producer] Joseph Chou and I asked: How can Japanese anime reach the same level of mainstream awareness and emotional connection that major U.S. animated films have achieved with global audiences?” For Ikezawa and Chou, […]
By Kristin Feeley, Director, Documentary Film & Artist Programs “… the memories of your elders … [are] a scaffolding for you to build your identity on — and they will not always be accessible to you.” — Emma Fulenwider Most Sundance Institute labs begin in a circle. Participants share a little about their backgrounds, […]
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Tim Roth, Sofia Carson and Kate Beckinsale are among the top talents booked to attend the upcoming ninth edition of the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival, which will be held June 25-28 on the island of Sardinia. Roth, who most recently starred in “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” and “Seven Snipers,” is expected to make the […]
The definitive restoration of F.W. Murnau’s silent classic “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans” opened the 40th edition of Italy’s Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival on Saturday, with some 7,000 spectators packing Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore square to catch the 1927 masterpiece accompanied by a new score performed live by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna orchestra. The […]
The new Musée du cinéma d’animation (Museum of Animated Film) in Annecy, France, is featuring a collection of films and artifacts from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), with many of the iconic works and archival treasures set to join the museum’s permanent exhibition as part of a partnership agreement. The Animated Film Museum […]